R.A.T.S has been around for nearly 25 years and is made up of Border Terriers, Fox Terriers, Dachshunds and other dogs that have a natural ability and proper training to sniff out rodents, according to their Facebook page.

Credit: Councilman Eric Ulrich's Office

They never accept money for their rat catching, but do accept coffee and water, the dogs' owners wrote.

"Most of the dogs have day jobs as well, being show champions, agility competitors or loyal house pets," the page says. "But on weekend nights both man and beast become rat catchers."

Ulrich's office joined the rat hunters in Centreville on Aug. 4, where the dogs sniffed out a handful of vermin, including a possum.

"When my office got wind of the pesky rat problem in Centreville, we needed to take a different approach, and inviting the R.A.T.S. team seemed like a fun idea," the councilman said in a press release.